Areal Flood Warnings in Virginia
1,922 areal flood warnings since 1986. An alert counts here when it covered any part of the state, so the counties below add up to more than the state. The archive of areal flood warnings reaches back to 2005.
Areal Flood Warnings by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count since 1986. Tap one for its archive.
- Areal Flood Warnings
- 1,922
- Busiest year
- 2018395 areal flood warnings
- Average year
- 96over 20 years on file
Over time
By year
Before late 2005 the archive holds only tornado, severe thunderstorm, flash flood and marine warnings, and from 1997 SPC's watches, so the jump that year is the archive widening, not the weather.
By month of the year
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Fairfax County242
- Rockingham County165
- Prince William County156
- Albemarle County153
- Madison County130
- Augusta County117
- Culpeper County116
- Greene County115
- Arlington County110
- City of Fairfax108
- Loudoun County107
- Fauquier County105
- City of Alexandria100
- Shenandoah County99
- Nelson County97
- City of Falls Church90
- Frederick County90
- Orange County87
- Page County84
- City of Manassas80
- Botetourt County77
- City of Manassas Park76
- Franklin County73
- Roanoke County73
- Rappahannock County72
- Warren County71
- City of Charlottesville67
- Montgomery County66
- Grayson County65
- Craig County62
- Carroll County60
- Stafford County59
- Patrick County58
- Giles County58
- Pulaski County58
- Alleghany County57
- Floyd County55
- Bedford County54
- City of Salem54
- Clarke County52
93 more counties
- City of Roanoke52
- City of Waynesboro52
- Tazewell County51
- Rockbridge County49
- Campbell County48
- Pittsylvania County48
- Scott County48
- Wythe County48
- Henry County45
- Bath County45
- King William County43
- City of Galax42
- Halifax County41
- Charles City County41
- New Kent County41
- City of Harrisonburg41
- City of Winchester41
- Spotsylvania County40
- King and Queen County40
- Bland County39
- Amherst County38
- Lee County38
- Wise County38
- Buchanan County37
- Caroline County37
- Charlotte County35
- Washington County35
- City of Covington35
- City of Staunton35
- Smyth County34
- City of Norton34
- City of Bristol33
- Isle of Wight County32
- Russell County32
- Southampton County32
- City of Buena Vista32
- City of Lexington31
- City of Virginia Beach31
- City of Fredericksburg30
- Hanover County30
- City of Radford30
- Appomattox County29
- City of Martinsville28
- City of Chesapeake28
- Mecklenburg County28
- King George County27
- City of Danville27
- Dickenson County27
- City of Lynchburg27
- City of Norfolk27
- City of Suffolk27
- Chesterfield County26
- Henrico County25
- Highland County24
- Prince George County24
- Buckingham County23
- City of Portsmouth23
- James City County19
- Surry County19
- York County18
- Sussex County18
- Amelia County17
- Lancaster County17
- City of Newport News16
- Essex County16
- Richmond County16
- Westmoreland County16
- Brunswick County16
- Greensville County15
- City of Hampton15
- City of Richmond15
- Goochland County14
- Northumberland County14
- Accomack County14
- City of Petersburg14
- Louisa County14
- Dinwiddie County13
- City of Franklin13
- Middlesex County13
- City of Colonial Heights13
- City of Hopewell13
- Lunenburg County13
- Nottoway County12
- City of Poquoson11
- City of Emporia11
- Powhatan County10
- Cumberland County10
- Gloucester County9
- Northampton County9
- Mathews County8
- Prince Edward County8
- Fluvanna County8
- City of Williamsburg6
The latest areal flood warnings
The most recent on file, newest first.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22, 2:18 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Buchanan | 117 min |
| Aug 14, 4:27 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Dickenson | 101 min |
| Aug 4, 8:44 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | Charles City, Chesterfield, Henrico, Prince George, City of Colonial Heights, City of Hopewell and 1 more | 4 hr |
| Aug 4, 6:58 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | Charles City, Chesterfield, Henrico, Prince George, Surry, Sussex | 6 hr |
| Aug 2, 11:45 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Tazewell | 4 hr |
| Aug 2, 4:27 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Patrick | 9 hr |
| Aug 2, 4:20 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Patrick | 9 hr |
| Jul 11, 7:52 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Buchanan | 3 hr |
| Jul 7, 4:04 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Prince William, City of Manassas, City of Manassas Park | 4 hr |
| Jul 7, 4:03 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Fauquier | 4 hr |
| Jul 7, 1:30 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Prince William | 3 hr |
| Jul 6, 11:29 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Loudoun | 6 hr |
Nearby
Sources
National Weather Service watches, warnings, advisories and statements from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's VTEC archive, which reconstructs tornado, severe thunderstorm, flash flood and marine warnings back to 1986 from the NWS text archive. Storm Prediction Center watches and mesoscale discussions from SPC's archive through the Mesonet. County centers from the US Census Bureau. Rebuilt daily.